[CC 1975 §15-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person to cut into or excavate
in or through any of the public streets within the corporate limits
of the City for the installation, replacement, extension or repair
of any water, sewer, gas or other underground conduits or lines without
first obtaining from the City Clerk or other proper City Official
an excavation permit therefor.
[CC 1975 §15-21]
Upon proper application by any person for an excavation permit
to make an excavation of a width greater than three (3) inches in
any street and upon a deposit by him/her in the amount of fifty dollars
($50.00) or such amount as determined by the City, the City Clerk
or other proper City Official shall issue such excavation permit subject
to the conditions of other provisions of this Code pertaining to such
work. Any excavation in excess of three (3) inches in width shall
be filled and tamped by means of a hydraulic tamper by the agents
or employees of the City, or by other approved means by said agents
or employees acceptable to the City, who shall patch or repair the
surface of said excavation with material of a like kind that the street
was surfaced with initially. Upon completion of said work, after a
charge at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour has been made
by the City for the cost of refilling and tamping said excavation
and a reasonable charge for the resurfacing of said excavation, based
upon the reasonable cost thereof, has been made by the City, any excess
of said deposit shall be returned to the person making said deposit.
If the cost of said work done by the City should exceed said deposit,
the City shall bill the person to whom said permit was issued, who
shall immediately pay to the City the additional amount due.
[CC 1975 §15-22]
Upon proper application by any person for an excavation permit to make an excavation of a width of three (3) inches or less in any street and upon a deposit by him/her in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the City Clerk or other proper City Official shall issue such excavation permit subject to the conditions of other provisions of this Code pertaining to such work. Any excavation of a width of three (3) inches or less shall be immediately filled and tamped by the person making such excavation under the supervision and according to the method required by the City. No filling and tamping charge shall be made by the City, but the City shall resurface said excavation in the manner prescribed in Section 510.020 and return any excess of said deposit if the costs do not exceed such deposit or bill said person for an additional amount if the costs exceed such deposit.
[CC 1975 §15-23]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to cut into or excavate through any
street in the City for the purpose of repairing, replacing or extending
any water connection when the water main is located at either side
of the street. In such event, the licensed plumber, after obtaining
the proper permit, shall make an excavation at the side of said street
and another excavation at the other side of said street where the
connection is to be made with the water main or water line and the
pipes shall then be pushed under said street by means of a pipe pusher;
provided however, that if an unusual circumstance exists where the
use of a pipe pusher is impractical or impossible, the licensed plumber
may cut into or excavate through the street if sufficient facts are
shown to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner.
B.
In
the event that a connection is to be made with a water line or sewer
located under any street in the City, it shall be lawful for any licensed
plumber, after obtaining the proper permit, to make a cut or excavate
into or through said street.
[CC 1975 §15-24]
It shall be the duty of the person granted a permit to make
an excavation of more than three (3) inches in width to immediately
notify the City when the work is completed and the excavation is ready
to be refilled and tamped, or if said excavation is three (3) inches
or less in width, to notify the City when the excavation has been
refilled and tamped and is ready for resurfacing.
